Yes, you can lease a powered wheelchair through the Motability Scheme instead of a car. However, if you need both then that is a problem unless...
They must have relaxed their interpretation of 'identical' then, since the only way it is possible to acheive this in two copies is for a single...
Agreed! That's why the charities need to get much more rigorous in advocating for us on this.
I don't think they will supply the recording equipment if you have a home assessment. Also, I'm pretty sure it has to be the official dual...
I followed this trial with interest as the young lady who previously supported me (for mental health reasons) dad was part of this trial. She...
I think it has got to the stage where it is worth the claimant secretly recording the assessment on a smart phone, given it is not illegal in the...
My pharmacy won't pack my Tramadol into the dossette cartridges they use for all my tablets, although they will do this with my other pain...
Yes, again, they do not understand that memory clinics are for people who have dementia type problems (who lack - even if variably - 'insight' and...
Yes, the ATOS workbook is specifically written for these types of health professionals, not doctors.
I think there is a major misunderstanding within medicine around the issue of 'having insight' verses having significant cognitive and executive...
I have severe M.E., but this is not the reason I was awarded points in these cognitive areas. I was fortunately able to make use of my formal...
I agree it's vital to fill in the form specifically referencing one's difficulties. However, from the MEA and the amount of appeals of people with...
Having just re-read this workbook, it is evident that ATOS do not consider cognitive problems as part of 'CFS/ME'. The guide specifies that...
I don't know about Capita, however I came across the 2016 ATOS CFS/ME workbook that had been scanned and put on the internet by an ex-assessor...
The DWP does publish the generic guidelines, e.g. :...
The guidance currently used by Maximus can be viewed by scrolling down and following the links at:...
It couldn't be that it was specifically designed to provide evidence of the efficacy of CBT on fatigue...
I think this points to their lack of understanding of PEM in ME (or CFS), just focusing on 'fatigue'. My mum died at the age of 84 (of heart...
Ah, I suggested 1st year rather than 3rd year (when students in the UK are generally doing their honours project) because that is when most...
I anticipate that this may be used to close the 'specialist CFS/ME' services and replace them with the IAPT MUS-CFS ones, since every CCG must now...
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